UPCOMING AREA EVENTSToday. The Thibodaux Express AAU boys basketball program is seeking head coaches and assistant coaches for the 2013 AAU basketball season. Experience is not necessary, but enthusiasm and dedication are required. If interested, call Brian Rhodes at 438-0953.

Today. The Terrebonne Parish Sportsman's League has a variety of events upcoming. The League will host a general membership meeting on March 12 at the East Park Recreation Center at 8533 E. Park Ave. in Houma. There will also be a children's rodeo at the Point-Aux-Chenes Marina on May 4 and a crawfish boil for members on May 14 at the East Park Recreation Center. For more information, contact Sportsman's League vice president Jason Magee at 688-3405 or secretary Troy Bonvillain at 804-7504.

Today. Travel team tryouts set Individual tryouts for the XLR8 8U spring travel baseball showcase team will end Saturday. Players cannot turn 9 before May 1 and for an individual tryout those interested can call 381-5743. LR8 Sports Showcase Teams are designed for the dedicated athlete with dreams of playing baseball at the college or professional level. Space is limited. For information visit xlr8sportsclub.com.

Today. The Louisiana Magic girls softball travel organization is looking for a couple 11-12-year-old players to fill out its roster for the upcoming spring/summer season. The players cannot have turned 13 after Jan. 1. For information, contact Deanna Cunningham at 209-7789.

Today. The Cajun Youth Athletic Association is holding registration for its Cal Ripken (9-12 by May 1) and Babe Ruth (13-15 by May 1) local spring/summer baseball season in Houma. The cost is $50 for the Cal Ripken league per season and $60 for the Babe Ruth league per season. For information, contact president Roy Himel at 791-9803, secretary Tracy Bourg at 232-3329, Cal Ripken director Shawn Chaisson at 637-4727 or Babe Ruth director Aaron Dazee at 709-3131.

Monday-March 1. The Terrebonne Parish Recreation department is hosting registration for its baseball and softball leagues. Registration will be Monday-Thursday at area gyms from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will also be held at the TPR office from Monday through March 1 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The baseball league is for boys ages 7-14, while the softball league is for girls ages 7-18. There is a fee and birth certificate is mandatory at registration. For information, call 873-6584.

Feb. 23. The Thibodaux Select girls basketball team will host an open tryout for seventh and eighth graders from 9:30 a.m to 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 23 at Thibodaux High School.

Feb. 23. The E.D. White Catholic High School Fishing Team will host an open bass tournament as a fund raiser on Feb. 23 at Bayou Black Marina. The fee is $80 per boat and payout will be determined on the number of boats. Registration is 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 23 and the weigh-in is set for 2 p.m. There is a 3-person boat maximum and a five-largemouth bass limit with a 12-inch minimum and only artificial bait may be used. Participants must also abide by all state and federal laws. For information, contact E.D. White coach David Constant at dconstant@htdiocese.org or at 414-4967.

March 15. The 26th Annual LSU Fighting Tigers Celebrity Golf Tournament will be held March 15 at Ellendale Country Club in Houma. The tournament, sponsored by the Bayou Bengal Booster Club Inc., will be an 18-hole, five-man team scramble (four amateur golfers with either an LSU coach, past athlete or celebrity). It begins with shotgun start tee times at 7:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. The cost is $850 per team or $210 per player. Also a mulligan has been added to the entry fee, which includes golf cart, green fees, lunch, beer and soft drinks. The deadline to enter is March 7. Prizes will be awarded to the low net and low gross scores for both tee times. Prizes will also be awarded to closest to the hole on Nos. 4, 8, 13 and 17, longest drive on No. 16, straightest drive on No. 2 and hole in one. For information, call Eddie Pullaro at 868-3500 or Darryl Brue at 852-1625.

March 18. Vandebilt Catholic will host its 2013 Terrier Club Golf Classic at Ellendale Country Club in Houma on March 18. The golf classic, which will be a 18-hole, four-man team scramble tournament, will have its shotgun starts at 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. March 18. The entry fee is $540 per team, which includes golf cart, green fees, mulligans, prizes and lunch and drinks on the course. The tournament will also have closest-to-the-hole and longest-drive contests. There are closest-to-the-hole and longest-drive contests. There will also be low gross/blind bogey prizes for both flights. For information, contact Vandebilt athletic director Laury Dupont at 413-0968 or visit www.vandebiltcatholic.org.

March 23. The 21st Annual Eric T. Andolsek Memorial Bass Tournament will be held on March 23 at Bob's Bayou Black Marina in Gibson. The tournament is presented by the Golden Tigers Club and the Eric Andolsek Chairtable Fund. For information, call Reggie at 225-265-7766, Andy at 447-3826 or Ruffin at 447-7042.

March 23. Professional boxes and Houma native Morgan "Big Chief" Fitch will be returning home for a professional fight on March 23 at the Evergreen Civic Center. In Ya Face Fight Productions will present the fight card "Revenge of the Titans." The doors are scheduled to open at 6 p.m. with the show scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20, $50 and $100 and can be purchased at 227-0070.

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